welcome to 5 th grade! take a look at your child’s letter and sticky notes they’ve prepared
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WELCOME TO5 T H GRADE!
TA K E A L O O K AT Y O U R C H I L D ’ S L E T T E R A N D S T I C K Y N O T E S T H E Y ’ V E P R E PA R E D
MS. JULIANNA DAUBLE425-204-4679
Who Am I?
What is education?
What are your
expectations?
What do I need to know?
Weekly & Daily Schedules
Academics
Units of Study
Late Start Fridays
Behavior Management
Assignment procedures
Homework
Report Cards
Special Trips &
Opportunities
VOLUNTEERS!
ON TIME & READY!
Music: Wednesday &
Thursday (9:00)
PE: Monday (9:00) &
Friday (11:55)
Wear good
shoes/clothing
for exercise
Library: Tuesday (10:30)
Mon-Thurs 8:55-3:35
Fridays 10:25-3:35• Why late start Fridays?• Exceptions? November
Conference week, Snow make-up day, last day of school, state testing week.
Breakfast is available at 8:40
HEALTHY snack time: 10:15
PLEASE NO NUTS IN THE CLASSROOM!
ACCOUNTABILITY
Take Home Folders-check every day, especially Fridays-they
should
ALWAYS have Assignment Sheets in them-check for
homework!
Long term calendars also ‘live’ in Take Home Folders
Binders-stay at school. Browse through them
Weekly Reports & Missing Work Reports
Fun Friday-positive incentive
HOMEWORK
Assigned Fridays, due next Friday
Should be AT the student’s independent level- too much or too
little
effort? Contact me!
IXL/Reflex Math-benefits are huge! Typingweb.com
Sustained Silent Reading: Read 25 minutes before play every day!
Time Management
SLEEP! IMPORTANT!
Discipline is a Learning Process!
Natural Consequences
My belief in Intrinsic
Motivation
Class party for
AWESOMENESS
Referral Form with Behavior
Plan
WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATION?
Individualized Instruction Means:
Content goals are standardized but students’ individual growth is
the main focus.
Valuing family background and cultural values
Social & emotional needs COINCIDE with academic development
-PLEASE-
Write down anything I should know about your child!
Major Units of Study
Refer to the Tri-FoldMath-Multiplication/division, fractions, geometry,
graphing, algebra, multi-step problem solving
Science –Ecosystems, salmon, Models & Designs,
Pure Science Investigations (Variables),
Systems/Energy Forms, Engineering and Design
MATH ASSESSMENT
Workbooks and journals used daily to assess specific
skills
Weekly quizzes (cumulative review)
Unit Tests
Basic math fact timings
Performance tasks, including science integration
SBAC in the spring tests Common Core State Standards
SCIENCE ASSESSMENT
Journals
Ongoing content quizzes
Group projects/presentations
Inquiry/experiments/investigations
Unit tests on content (Ecosystems, Models and
Designs, Variables)
MSP in May-covers ALL science content and skill
up to 5th grade
SOCIAL STUDIES & HEALTH
State required the Classroom Based
Assessment for both subjects-Revolutionary
War and Nutrition
Classroom assessments consist of quizzes
and unit tests as appropriate-see projects
section of handout
Health-Body Systems,
nutrition, hygiene,
drugs/alcohol, Family
Life, Second Step
CBA ASSESSED AREAS
Social Studies-5th
Grade: States &
Capitals, European
Explorers, U.S. History
(focusing mostly on
American Revolution),
L I T E R A C Y
90 Minute block each day
Integrates Reading, Writing, Speaking,
Listening,
Technology, Teamwork, and other subject areas.
Units of Study:
Comprehension Toolkit
w/non-fiction (TFK, National Geographic)
READING ASSESSMENT
Most valuable assessment is classroom based,
ongoing
Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark System (BAS)
SRI measures vocabulary & gives a lexile score
Comprehension responses show achievement of
specific skills and require going back to the text for
quotations/proof of understanding and vocabulary.
FIELD TRIPS
CAMP:
Purpose, Expectations, Cost…. Questions? Come
to camp info night!
FUNDRAISERS-see handouts.
Tiger Mt., Cedar River Watershed, Tree Planting,
Symphony?
End-of-Year fun
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
CAMP FUNDRAISER HELP!
Camp Chaperones
Room Parent (celebrations/special projects)
Misc volunteer-bulletin boards, correcting papers
ON YOUR WAY OUT…
Be sure you have scheduled your conference time!
Sign up for any volunteer opportunities you are
interested in.
Leave any questions you have with me, I will reply
as soon as I’m
able via email of phone call.
Write a note to your student!